Bottle-stopper



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BOTTLE STOPPER.

(Application filed Jan. 20, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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JOHN DEITS OII, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,125, dated October25, 1898.

Application filed January 20, 1898. Serial No. 667,213. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, JOHN DEITSOH, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBottle-Stoppers, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inbottle-stoppers, and has for its object to provide a novel and effectiveseal for the bottle, which is attached to the bottle-neck in a manner topermit of the removal of the stopper or seal, so as to pour out thecontents of the bottle, the stopper or seal being held suspended by thesecuring device attached to the bottle-neck.

The principal features of my invention comprise an annular ring,which issecured around the top portion of the bottle-neck andwhich has formedintegral therewith an upwardlyinclined ear, to which is connected oneend of the transverse rod, the other end of which is attached to theloop that is formed on the opposite side of the annular ring. Thistransversely-extending rod passes through and carries the stopper orseal, which is forced firmly down into the mouth of the bottle bydrawing the transversely-extendin g rod or its hook end, which engagesthe inclined ear, downwardly and locking the same under thehorizontally-extending portion thereof.

The invention finally resides in the novel construction, combination,and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more specifically described,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and whereinlike reference-letters represent similar parts throughout the severalviews, in

which-- 5 is a side view showing the stopper in position in the neck.

To put my invention into practice, I provide an annular ring a, which ispreferably composed of metallic wire or other suitable material, whichis wound firmly around the bottle-neck b immediatelybelowits top flangec. The one end of this wire is formed with a hook cl, within which thebody of the wire engages, and is thence carried upwardly on the inclinee and downwardly, where the other end is looped over the body of thewire, as shown at f. This arrangement and construction form an eyelet g,within which engages the hook end h of the transverse rod 7t, passingthrough the rim Z of the stopper or seal, said rod being carrieddownward on the opposite side of the said stopper or seal and its freeend formed into a hook m, which engages in the loop (1', provided on thebody portion of the fastening-wire,by simply coiling the said wire a atthis point.

The downwardly-extending arm m, which has the hook m formed in its end,is of greater length than the downwardly-extending arm h, which has thehook it formed on its end, this construction being for the purpose ofholding the stopper or seal at a level. The stopper or seal is providedwith a suitable top plate or cover'l and may be composed of anydesirable material. The hook h, which ongages the eyelet g, is adaptedto be of sufficient size to form a lever by means of which the stoppercan be operated and the said hook forced upwardly or downwardly on theinclined wire e, as may be desired.

Assuming that the stopperis in the elevated position, as shown in Fig.1, and it is desired to close the same into the mouth of the bottle, asshown in Fig. 5, it will be observed that by pressure on the hook h, soas to cause the same to ride down the incline wire e, the stopper willthereby be carried centrally over the mouth of the bottle and drawntightly downward into the same as the hook 7L is forced toward the hookd. As the hook h comes into engagement with that portion of the inclinedwire 6 which extends horizontally with the annular ring it will lock thesame securely thereunder, thus requiring a reverse pressure in order toloosen the stopper and force the hook upward on the inclined wire, sothat the stopper may be carried out of the bottle-mouth and allowed tohang suspended, as shown in Fig. 2.

While the construction as herein shown and described appears to embodythe preferred form of my invention, yet Ido not wish to limit myself tothis exact construction nor to any specific material for making thesame, as it will be observed that this same principle may is supportedby a transversely-extending rod having downwardly-extending arms, whichengage the aforesaid eyelet and inclined ear, as and for the purpose setforth.

2. In combination with a bottle-neck, an annular ring secured theretoand provided on its one side with an eyelet, and on the opposite sidewith an inclined ear, and a bottlestopper which is suspended on the rodextending transversely of the bottle-neck and provided withdownwardly-extending arms, which engage the aforesaid eyelet andinclined ear, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN DEITSOH.

Witnesses:

JOHN NOLAND, THOS. M. BOYD, Jr.

